Culture
and History
The Piedmont Region is the intersection of many critical
moments in Western civilization and offers several museums
and attractions that serve as windows to the past. Following
are just a few of the cultural landmarks in the region,
with their web site addresses. For a complete listing
of cultural and historic landmarks in the Piedmont Region,
visit www.PiemonteFeel.It.Egyptian
Museum in Turin
Chapel
of the Holy Shroud in Torino
The
Royal Palace of Venaria
Museum
of Contemporary Art in the Castle of Rivoli, Torino
National
Cinema Museum in Turin
Getting
To the Piedmont Region
The Piedmont Region is served by two airports: Torino
International Airport (TIA),
) in Caselle and Malpensa
2000 Airport in Milan.
TIA
is one of the most modern and functional airports in
Europe located 16 miles from downtown Torino. Easily
accessible and congestion free, it can handle over 3
million passengers annually. Seventeen airlines operate
over 450 weekly scheduled departures linking Torino
to 25 destinations, 15 of which are international. Intercontinental
links are provided through Malpensa 2000, one of Europe's
largest hubs with easy connections from Paris, London
and the United States. Malpensa is a popular arrival
point for U.S. passengers, with direct service from
most major airlines.
All
of the major car rental firms have counters at both
airports. If you plan to travel outside the downtown
area, a rental car is highly recommended. Six different
motorways connect Torino to major European cities: Milan
in 60 minutes, Genoa in 90, Nice and Geneva in two and
a half hours, Lyon in three hours and Zurich in four.
Five
railway stations, two of them international, make access
easy from all of Italy and bordering countries: four
pairs of high-speed trains travel between Torino and
Paris in little more than five hours.
Region
Piedmont Web Site
The Region Piedmont in northwest Italy launched a comprehensive
new web site, PiemonteFeel.It,
which provides a wealth of timely information on what
to see, what to do and where to go in the Piedmont Region.
The
Region of Piedmont is located in northwest Italy, sharing
alpine peaks with neighboring France and Switzerland.
The Po River, Italy's largest, crosses through the region,
with capital city, Torino (Turin) in the valley. Piedmont
is a region rich in cuisine, culture and beautiful natural
landscapes, from snow-capped peaks to vineyard-covered
hills to clear mountain lakes. History is well preserved
in the region: Turin, after being the capital of the
Savoy reign for 300 years became in 1861 the first Italian
capital, It hosts the second most important Egyptian
Museum in the world, after Cairo, the Holy Shroud, the
famous self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci, the opulent
palaces of the Savoy royal family and the National Museum
of Cinema. Torino (Turin), the region's capital, is
host to the 2006 Olympic Winter Games; visit www.torino2006.org
for more information.
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